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Post by RAVENEYE on Nov 2, 2020 12:22:47 GMT -6
The object of this word game is to invent bizarre "definitions" for obscure words. Puzzle over the word and make a guess about it's meaning and post it, however bizarre. After you make your guess (or invent what you imagine the word ought to mean) look up the actual definition and supply it below your guess.
This is not meant to demonstrate one's ignorance, but your creativity and the oddity of the English language.
THEN provide the next word.
For example: I provide the word "strunt"
Then you post something like:
My definition: a verb that means "when a short person struts."
Actual definition: 1) noun: the fleshy part or stump of a tail, especially of a horse's tail. 2) verb: to cut short, especially to dock (the tail of a horse or sheep).
Next word: ...
Get creative and don't overthink it.
A couple of rules to keep it fun:
* The word you choose must be an actual word found in a dictionary, not a made-up one.
* No cheating. Looking up the actual definition before you guess a word's meaning spoils the game.
* If you know the definition of the next word in the queue, wait until someone provides a new word.
* Remember to post a new word for the next person.
Okay, here goes.YOUR WORD:
doyen
(this game was originally posted on the old LF by PenManShip) |
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Brilyana
Smoke
Lost in Translation
Posts: 24
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Post by Brilyana on Nov 3, 2020 23:05:09 GMT -6
Doyen: A Japanese rice spoon from the Meiji period. They're very valuable.
Actual definition: noun: the senior member, as in age, rank, or experience, of a group, class, profession, etc.
Constabulary
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Post by RAVENEYE on Nov 4, 2020 12:36:03 GMT -6
Constabulary: Constipated people who stab things.
Actual definition: 1) the body of constables of a district. 2) a body of officers of the peace organized on a military basis.
Your word: trona
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Bird
Counselor 
Posts: 350
Custom Title: World Creator and Destroyer
Preferred Pronouns: they/them/their
HARD: 1700
MEDIUM: 400
EASY: 110
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Post by Bird on Nov 18, 2020 21:23:05 GMT -6
trona: a train full of 'rona virus patients
Actual definition: "a gray mineral which occurs as an evaporite in salt deposits and consists of a hydrated carbonate and bicarbonate of sodium."
Next Word: nataka
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Post by RAVENEYE on Nov 19, 2020 11:57:22 GMT -6
nataka: a noun derived from Japanese: a tea ceremonially imbibed after nunchuck practice. Also the act of drinking nataka. actual definition: the drama in India. Specifically : the heroic comedy that is the chief of the ten main types of the drama in India. (Whaaaat? Awesome!) Next word: rhumb |
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Post by Caulder Melhaire on Jan 1, 2021 20:55:39 GMT -6
Rhumb: A medical condition where the person's thumb grows in a perfectly spherical fashion.
Actual Definition: An imaginary line on the earth's surface cutting all meridians at the same angle, used as the standard method of plotting a ship's course on a chart.
Next Word: Astrobleme
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Post by StarGirl06 on Jan 2, 2021 1:29:56 GMT -6
Astrobleme: It's when changes to the appearance of planets and stars, such as a new mark appears on the surface from being hit by asteroids or comets or other space debris. A space blemish.
Actual Meaning: An erosional scar on the earth's surface, produced by the impact of a cosmic body, as a meteorite.
(I don't have to say this but I actually didn't know what the word meant. I said what it sounded like haha, but I've involved all of the planets and stars not just on Earth. Very universal of me.)
Next Word:
Hyperaphia
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Post by RAVENEYE on Jan 4, 2021 10:00:21 GMT -6
(  Excellent answers, guys!) Hyperaphia: super plague; super pestilence. From the Greek: Hyper = over/super. Aphia = aphid. Actual definition: abnormal acuteness of the sense of touch.  New word: riant |
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Excellent answers, guys!)
You add them to your profile as you do them around the forum.
